The Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology and The Michigan Cardiology Fellows Society announce their Annual Research and Case Competitions to be held in conjunction with the 21st Annual Conference of the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology Oct. 16-18, 2009 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Enter one or all three! Oral Research New for 2009! Poster Research Oral Case $500 First Place and $250 Second Place prizes will be awarded for each competition. Plus One night complimentary lodging for all presenters! Who is eligible to enter? Adult and pediatric cardiology fellows (including advanced cardiovascular training tracks) Cardiothoracic surgery fellows Internal medicine residents performing research in cardiology Timeline July 2 Deadline for cases and abstracts July 31 Notification of acceptance (via email) September 26 Presentation of cases and posters September 27 Prize winners announced during the conference general session. About the Poster Competition Abstracts will be evaluated by a panel of cardiologists on the basis of originality, clinical interest/importance, scientific content/quality. 20 abstracts will be accepted for presentation at the Chapter Conference. Notification will be made via email by July 31. Friday at the conference: Posters must be set up by 2:00 pm. The poster room will be closed from 2:00-4:30 pm for judges to review the posters. The names of 6 finalists will be posted at 4:30 pm Finalists will give oral poster presentations and answer judges’ questions from 5:00-6:00 pm. Saturday at the conference During the general session, results of the competition will be announced and prizes will be presented to the 1st and 2nd place presenters. Click here for the online Poster Competition submission form. About the Oral Case Competition Ten cases will be selected for presentation based on the case description provided. Notification will be made via email by July 31. Friday at the conference: Cases will be presented from 2:00 – 6:00 pm Presenters will have 15 minutes to be allotted as follows: Case history, physical, diagnostics, etc. (10 minutes) Diagnosis and short discussion (3 minutes) Question and answer period (time remaining) Case presentations will be judged by a panel of cardiologists based on general interest, scientific accuracy, uniqueness/difficulty of diagnosis, quality/completeness of supporting data and clarity/style of presentation. Saturday at the conference: During the general session, results of the competition will be announced and prizes will be presented to the 1st and 2nd place presenters Click here for the online Oral Case Competition submission form.